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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-27
LAND FOR THE SETTLERS.

Secretary Lamar Issues an Order Prepare
ntory to Opening Indemnity Lands to
Settlement.
WASHINGTON; May "a The Secretary OF
the Interior has issued an order to the
land-grant roads embraced III his letter to
the President of May 20 10 appear and show
cause on or before the 9Th day of June,
1881, why the several orders of withdrawal
from settlement OF lands within the in
demnity limits of their roads should not be
revoked and the lands therein embraced
restored to settlement
A rule similar in all respects, save that
it is made returnable June 2S 1885, has
been issued by the Secretary to those
roads which have not informed the Interior
Department to what extent they are en-
titled to lands within their indemnity
limits by reason of those lost in place in
their respective grants. The following ard
named under this rule:
The Coosa & Tennessee, Selma, Rome &
Georgia, and Mobile g. Girard, in Alabama; the
Florida Railway s. Navigation, in Florida; the
Gulf g. Shore Inland in Mississippi; the st.
Louis iron Mountain & Southern, in Arkansas
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, in
Missouri; the Marquette HoughtOn & OntOna-
gon, in Michigan; the Northern Pacific, in Mon
tana Idaho, Oregon and Washington Territories
the Oregon s. California, in Oregon; the Cali
fornia s. Oregon, Southern Pacific main line and
Southern Pacific branch line, in California; the
Atlantic & Pacific, in New Mexico; the Oregon
Central wagon road and Dallas military road,
in OREGON,
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THE TERMS AMEhoEo.
Chicago Builders Modify Their UltimatuM
to The N0rkHien.


CHICAGO. Nav Yesterdays develop
ments in the labor troubles did nct mate
rally change the situation. The ultimatuId
of the representatives of the employers
connected with the Builders and Traders
Exchange was modified, and an attempt
made to narrow down the fight that
threatened to involve all building trades
men to a fight between the master masons
and the bricklayers, Even in its new
form the ultimatum will hardly meet with
an approval from the trades unions.
The representatives of the various build
ers' ssociations held long and animated
session yesterday afternoon. The members
of the executive board of the National AS
ISOLATION of Builders were present and in
troduced to the meeting. A long dis
cussion ensued on the proposition to mod
ify the ultimatum of the master builders.
Reports read showed that the architectu-
raj iron flen, the stone contractors, plas'
terers, gravel roofers, master masous and
galvanized iron men were opposed TO the
signature clause of the ultimatum, while
| the painters, carpenters, holloW-tlle
manufacturers and several owners OF
stone-yards were in favor of having the
| ultimatum unchanged.
Mr.. Prussing finally moved to reconsider
the ultimatum. Clause after clause was
then read and the word signature"
changed to assent" Some other minor
changes were made. The words II pledge
myselt'' were changed into "By accepting
employment recognize" etc. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Prussing made vigorous appeal
| to the representatives. present to urge the
| adoption of the revised ultimatum in their
association,
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THE GRAND ARMY.

Commander Fairchild Issues General
Order Concerning Memorial Day and
the National Encampment.
MADISON, Wis, May %. - Yesterday
Commander-in- Chief Fairchild, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, issued gen
eral orders in which he cordially indorses
the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons Of
Veterans as benevolent organizations. He
declares that the Grand Army knows no
Decoration" Day, so called, but is full
of love for "Memoriap' Day, as it should
properly be designated; announces that all
railways will give one fare for the rounl
trip to the National encampment in st.
Louis in September He calls a meeting
of the Thirteenth Army Corps at St Louis
September % to select a corps badge, and
appoints W. G. Veasy, of Rutland, VT, a
member of the Grant Memorial Committee,
vice George w. Rocker, of Brattleboro, VT,
resigned. He also appoints seven add.
tional aids on his staff to represent the
State of Pennsylvania, AMI designates the
Federal Commissioner of Pensions as the
proper person for veterans to consult in
searching for addresses of comrades.
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THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON

IN answer to request that ruling be
made allowing railroads to TRANSPORT
disabled veterans at half rates to and
from National soldiers homes, the Inter-
State Commerce Commission on the 18th
said that it had no authority under the law
to grant the request
The business failures occurring through
out the United States during the seven
days ended on the Goth number 152,
against 1875 the previous seven days.
ALL the outstanding three per cents,
amounting to about $4,000, 900, were called
in on the 10Th by Treasurer Fairchild, the
call to mature July ].
The report of the Director of the Mint
for the calendar year 1886 issued on the
2]th shows the production of gold in the
United States was S33, 100000; silver, $57,-
900, COO.
DURING the week ended on the 21st
the exchanges at twenty-six leading
clearing houses in the United States aggre-
gated 81, 101 232, 965, against 1891, $40 1868 the
previous week AS compared with the
corresponding week of 1885, the increase
amounts to 402 per cent.
IT was estimated by Land Commissioner
Sparks on the 21st that the revocation of
orders closing railroad indemnity lands to
settlement determined upon by Secretary
Lamar would restore about 25 0O0, 900 acres
to the public domain.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the Dist issued
an order changing and consolidating a
number of internal-revenue offices through
out the country, thus wiping twenty-five
out of existence.
AN actual count of all the money in the
United States Treasury incident to the
transfer Of that office from Mr.. Jordan to
Mr.. Hyatt was commenced on the 23d. Ii
is thought it will be two months Job.
On the 23d the opening formalities of
the National drill took place in Washing
ton
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The Anti-Saloon Republicans.

New YORK, May %. Nearly fifty repre-
sentative men of New England, the
Middle States the West and the South
have signified their intention to write let
ters sustaining the proposed anti-saloon
Republican mass-meeting at Cooper Insti-
tute Wednesday. Among them arc the
following:
Senators Hoar Edmunds, Blair, Wilson of
Iowa, Harrison of Indiana. Plumb and Morrill,
Representatives Joseph D. Taylor of Ohio Pet
tibone of Tennessee, Allen and Cutcheon of
Michigan, Cabot of Massachusetts, Governors
Martin of Kansas, McGill of Minnesota and ex-
Lieutenant Governor Crosby of Michigan, Ben
son J. LOSING, the historian. Dorman B. Eaton
Henry E. Tremaine and Chauncey NJ Depew
OF New York. President Fairchild of Berea
College, Kentucky, President Strong of Mime
sofa College. Richard Chute of Atlanta, Ga,
and Judge Thatcher of Kansas
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LAST WEEKS WEATHER.
Synopsis of the Signal Service Weather
Crop Report.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Signal Office
has issued the following weather-crop re-
port for the week ending May 81, 1887:
During the week ending May 81 the weather
has been warmer than usual in all agri
cultural districts east of the Rocky Mount.
aims except in Florida and Texas, where
the deficiency in temperature averages
about 90 degrees daily average of about 3
degrees below the normal. From the Missis-
sippi valley eastward to the Atlantic coast the
excess OF temperature for the week was from
25 to so degrees, a daily average of about 5
degrees warmer than usual. During the week
there has been deficiency of rainfall in all Sec
tions east of the Missouri and Lower Mississippi
valleys, while slight exces ses are reported in
Texas, Northern Arkansas and Central Da-
kota. The deficiency in rainfall for the season
is general, the only sections reporting an ex-
cess being Northern New England, Ohio, West
ern Pennsylvania, Northwestern Dakota, Ore
gon and Washington Territory. In the cotton
region east of the Mississippi more rain is need
ed, but the recent showers and warm weather
Leave the crop in favorable condition.
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annual parade of the League Of American
Wheelmen at st. Louis on the 21st.
THE losses by forest fires in the Upper
Peninsula Of Michigan and the northern
tier of counties of Wisconsin since May l
were estimated on the 22d at s.. 900, Co.,
WILLIAM ANDREWS, an amateur balloon
ist of Oskaloosa, Ia, fell seven hundred
feet from his burning balloon on the 23d
and was dashed to pieces on a roof. The
balloon had ignited in mid-air.
The one-hundred-mile bicycle race for
the championship of America, which oc-
Cured at GAINESVILLE, Mo-, on the 23l, was
won by Nelson, of Boston, in six hours
and forty-sever minutes.
FOREST fires wiped out the village of
Hawthorn, Wis, on the 23l.
LIGHTNING struck and killed John Lar
son and wife at Brandon, Mimi, on the
23l, and party of men with several
horses met the same fate near Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn.
IN the case of Henry Schwartz and New
ton Watt, convicted of the murder of Ex-
press Messenger Nichols, at Morris, ILL.,,
new trial was denied on the 23d, and
they were formally sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for life. An appeal would be
taken.
IN saw-mill in Canyon Largo, n NJ,
az explosion on the 23d instantly killed
six men,
A DECISION was rendered by the ST.
preme Court on the 23d in the famous
drive-well cases, affirming the validity of
the patents. AN persons using such wells
must therefore pay royalty. The de-
cision will affect thousands of Western
farmers.
A CONFEDERATION caused by the over
turning of lamp by a cat destroyed the
business portion of Detray, a Detroit
(Mich.) suburb, on the 23d.
THE death of ]. s. Galladay, amember of
the Fortieth Congress from the Third Ken
lucky district, occurred at his home in
Logan County, KY, on the 231.
A QUARANTINE was proclaimed by Gov
ernor Ross, of New Mexico, on the 23d,
against cattle from New York, New Jer-
sey, Illinois, Canada, Scotland and En-
gland, on account of pleuro-pneumonia.
AT Idana, Kan, tornado on the 23d
blew down six houses, two churches and a
school-house, and seriously injured several
persons
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LATER.

| SIR CHARLES UPPER, the Canadian Min,
| lister of Finance, in an interview at New
| York on the oath expressed regret at the
violence offered Mr.. O'Brien at Toronto
and other Dominion cities, while deprecat.
| ing the agltator's mission to Canada.
| THE Virginia Legislature adjourned sine
die on the Oath
RAIN fell on the Gath throughout the Up
per Michigan peninsula, quenching the
| forest fires.
THE great strike of the Northumberland
| (Eng) miners ended on the 9th, the men
accepting the reduction in wages.
| A HEAVY Wind-storm on the oath at
| Opelilza, Ala, unroofed several buildings
and uprooted large number of trees.
| JAMES SMITH and James Thompson were
killed by pack of wolves on the 9th in
| Fulton County, Ark.
DURING the month of April u, 1O7 immi-
grants arrived in this country, against 49,
15S in April, 1886.
THE Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of
Good Templars commenced its thirty third
annual session at Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
on the gath.
| RIoTING and bloodshed were reported
on the oath from Belgium, where the great
/ strikes were in progress.
| SURGEoN-GEEERAL HAMILTON expires sed
| the opinion on the oath that the yellow
fever at Key West, Fla, would be con-
fined within its present limits.
The sixty eighth anniversary of Queen
Victoria's birthday was celebrated in
many places in Europe on the Gath.
| MAROON L. SEGUIN, manager of the
Philadelphia (Pa.) Umbrella Company, fed
on the Gath. leaving shortage of $S5,C00 in
his accounts.
| DURING thunderstorm on the oath fiji.
teen head of valuable cattle were killed by
a lightning stroke on the farm of j. j. Fer
guson, in Pettis County, Kan.
THE Butchers National Protective AS
| ISOLATION of America met in second annual
session on the oath in Chicago.
AT Dexter, Mo-, six persons were struck
by lightning on the 24th while returning
from prayer-meeting and one of them was
instantly killed.
Mr., HYATT, the new United States Treas
urer, took charge of his Office on the 24th
| JOHN VANDENBURGH was shot and killed
| in the court at Rockville, Mo-, on
the oath by Lint Anderson for the betraya
of the latter's sister.
| THE National Baptist convention opened
at Minneapolis, MINI, on the Gath with a
large attendance.
THE third annual convention of the Ohio
Womans' Suffrage convention commenced
in Cleveland on the oath.
| The Executive Committee of the Nation
al Association OF Builders, which had been
IN Chicago three days investigating the
labor question which had disrupted the
building trades, concluded its labors on
the 24th and issued proclamation declar-
ing that the employers had acted rightly
IN ordering the lockout, and saying that
human nature could no longer endure the
ldtctatoa Of the various unions,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-27

THE TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERY.
A Dozen Highwaymen Plumber an Express
Car-Several Men Hurt.


SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 20.-The report
of the robbery at Mcneil station, twelve
miles north of Austin, of the north bound
express on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road which left this city at seven
o'clock Wednesday evening is con-
frmed by Harry Landa, commercial trav-
eler who was on the train Landa says
that before the train reached Mcneil the
robbers had secured the station agent and
bound him. AS the train slowed up at the
station the robbers, to the number of twelve
or fifteen, fired several velleys to intimidate
the passengers Landa, hearing the shots,
raised his window and looked out when an
order was given to draw his head back
and close the window. Before he had time
to comply he was wounded in the arm and
badly powder burned by shot fired i'll
close proximity to him. There was con-
siderable confusion aboard the train,
and the passengers lay down on the
floor and crawled under the hunks to
escape flying bullets The train was held
up for nearly half an hour. after which
time it was allowed to proceed. The door
of the express Car was forced open and
about S4 600 taken. The passengers were
compelled to throw up their hands and
were ordered to hand over the cash and
registered letters.
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TILE EAST.

THE death of William E. Kissellburg,
managing editor and part owner of the
Troy IN. " Times, occurred on the goth.
GEORGE SILVER, of Rumford, Me-, con-
fessed on his death bed on the Goth that
he murdered his son David, who disap-
peared thirteen years ago.
FLAMES consumed Lewis & Co. s
foundry and machine works at Pitts burgh
ON the goth, the loss reaching 300, 00O
AT Morristown, d. j., Charles B. Rey-
nclds was found guilty of blasphemy on
the goth, and fined twenty five dollars.
He was defended by Robert G. Ingersoll.
A TANNERY, soap-works and a number
of dwellings at Bridgeport, Conn, were
burned on the Goth. An old and valued
leather-sp splitting machine, used by General
Grant at Galena, was ruined by the
flames, which caused a loss of 100000.
The iron manufacturing firm of Graft,
Bennett & Co., of Pitts burgh, who four
years ago asked for an extension, paid off
their remaining indebtedness-$550,0O 900 in
cash-on the Goth
A STRIKE which was inaugurated at
Pittsburgh on the Goth affects two thou
sand brick-makers.
AT Everson, Pa, a mob of negro and
Hungarian strikers attacked coke-workers
on the 10Th, using clubs and pistols. A
number of persons were wounded and a
large amount of property destroyed.
The base ball clubs in the National
League had, with the week ended on the
2lst won the following number of games
Detroit, 10; Boston, IA; New Y ork, 70;
Philadelphia, g.; Pittsburgh, z; Chicago,
z; Washington, 6; Indianapolis, T.
Opposite Market street, Philadelphia,
a row-boat containing eight persons cap
sized on the 22d, and five of its oQcupan is
were drowned.
New York CITY quite generally OBJ
served on the 21st the Saturday "half
holiday" established by recent law.
After noon the streets down town were
deserted.
OVER considerable area in Clearfield
and Clarion Counties, Pa, forest fires
were raging on the I'D doing great dam
age.
THREE men charged with robbing cars
on the Pan Handle road at Pittsburgh were
found guilty on the 2lst and sentenced to
three years. Imprisonment
THE United States Express Company's
stable and thirty five horses at Jersey
City, N. j., were burned on the 23d.
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WEST AND SOuTH.

WASHINGTON G.. DE PAUW'S will was pro-
bated at New Albany Ind, on the 10TH 1t
bequeaths 50, 100000 to his family, and the
residue of his estate, estimated at S., 000
600, is devoted to benevolent educational
and religious purposes.
THE Florida Legislature on the 18th
chose Samuel Pasco Oem.) to be United
States Senator from that State.
REV. SAMUEL F. SMITH, d. D., of Bos-
ton, author of my Country, IT'S of Thee"
who appeared on the Board of Trade in
Chicago on the 10Th, was given an enthu-
siastic reception.
On the east fork of Black river, in Wis
consin, forest fires had destroyed on the
10Th three million feet of logs belonging to
N. b. Holway.
AT Helena, M. T., heavy snow-storm
prevailed on the Goth. In Chicago the
thermometer registered 96 degrees in the
shade.
THE recent train robbery on the Inter-
national & Great Northern railroad, near
Austin, Tex, was said on the Goth to have
been committed by twelve men, uwell
mounted and armed. The amount taken
from the express car was estimated at
from 81, 900 to SIS 900.
GOLD and currency to the amount of
$4,000 was stolen early on the morning
of the Goth from the house of John w.
Spayd, wealthy citizen of Greenville, o.
By order of the mayor every public
gambling house in Milwaukee was closed
on the GOTH
CONFEDERATION caused by burning
brands from the surrounding woods, de-
stroyeG nearly three hundred houses and
the entire business portion of Lake
4hA
So, 100000. The fires were still raging all
over the Northern Peninsula and the
damage amounted to millions of dollars
EDWARD FLANAGAN, who died at Filing
ton, Wis, on tho Goth, was said to be one
hundred and three years of age.
THE city of Cannon Falls, Mimi, was
nearly wiped out by fire on the GOTH Loss,
$500, 600
including the noted racer George L., lost
their lives on the goth.
AT Lake Providence, La, heavy wind
and rain-storm on the Goth unroofed many
buildings demolished fences and trees,
and in the surrounding country did great
damage to growing crops
ANDREW SPRINGER, said to hail from Il
linois, was taken from the Powhattan
(Ark.) jail on the 22d by mob of masked
men and lynched for assaulting woman.
ABOUT two thousand people were, it was
reported on the ed, sufferers from the
recent fire that destroyed the town of Lake
Linden, Mich One person was burned to
death. Appeals for aid were made on be-
half of the victims.
A FIRE at Savannah Ga, on the 22d de-
stroxed thirteen dwelling houses.
The death of John III. Rogers, Judge of
the Seventh Iowa Judicial district, oc-
CURED at Davenport on the 22d, at the
age of tifty-seven years.
In the eastern portion of South Carolina
millions of caterpillars were doing in
calculable damage on the 21st.
DURING squall on Traverse bay a sail
ing boat, containing a party of pleasure
seekers, capsized near Harbor Springs,
Mich, on the 22d, five of the eight passen-
gers being drowned.
BAIL was given on the 21st by the eleven
Democrats and two Republicans recently
indicted for election frauds by the Federal
grand jury at Indianapolis.
SIX hundred 'cycli rs were In line at the
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WIPED OUT.
Forest Fires Encompass the Wisconsin
village of Hawthorne, Causing Its De-
StructiOn.

Forest Fires Encompass the Wisconsin
village of Hawthorne, Causing Its De-
structiOn.
SUPERIOR, Wis, May 24.-Men who ar
rived here yesterday from Hawthorne, a
town of about 200 inhabitants, eight
cen miles southeast of this city,
report that forest fires have entire
ly destroyed the village. For several
days past fires have swept through the
woods in the vicinity of Hawthorne, but
no immediate danger was feared. Owing
to the extreme dryness of the under
growth and a high wind, however, the
danger became so imminent that the
citizens were called out to fight the
flames. Having no fire apparatus adequate
for the occasion, they were unable to
keep the fire in check, and in a short time
the entire village was in flames. 1t is said
that not a house is left standing and the
citizens are homeless and destitute. No
lives are reported lost. An estimate of
the loss can not be made at this writing.
The fires are still burning and are sweep
ing away millions of feet of valuable
timber
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Eight Little Waits.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Eight children of
the name of Topper, ages running from
two to fourteen years, arrived at Philadel-
phia by steamer from Antwerp Wednes-
day. They reported that their father hal
started to come with them from Germany
to Milwaukee, where they had an aunt, but
that he left the ship at Antwerp just be-
fore sailing and had not since been heard
from. The authorities will endeavor to
find the aunt in Milwaukee and if unsuc
cessful will return the children by the
same steamer
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

A RAILWAY, the first in China, was
opened up between Taxu and Tientsin on
the Goth.
In various parts of England and Scot
land fierce galessvere reported on the GOTH
Many wrecks were said to have occurred
on the coasts.
IT was reported on the Goth from the
City of Mexico that burglars broke into a.
bank vault in that city and carried off
$500, 000
FULLER returns on the 21st of the recent
earthquakes in Northern Mexico show that
the loss of life and property was far great
er than had been reported. At Davspe
there were eighteen shocks and about $50
persons were killed.
THE steamships Celtic and Britannia, of
the White Star line, had. it was reported
on the 21st, collided in mid ocean, and the
latter was badly damaged and several of
her Storage passengers were killed or
injured.
THROUGHOUT England on the 21st severe
storms, accompanied by snow, hail and
lightning continued to prevail.
THE report was circulated on the 21st
that Parnell feared there was a plan on
foot to poison him and that he Stunned all
talk about his health 1t was also assert
ed that he had not been the same man
since the London Times printed the forged
letter.
WHILE at Point Pleasant, near Halifax
N. S., on the 21st Miss Louise Kellogg, the
prima donna, went to the sea-shore to
gather sea-wee1 and fell in. Strakosch
her manager, rescued her just in time to
save her life
By the sinking of the steamer Harkaway
in the English Channel on the 21st sixteen
lives were lost.
AT Calcutta a Sepoy shot ten persons on
the 23i and then committed suicide
On account OF ill-health, Lieutenant
Governor Mason, of Quebec, rendered his
resignation on the 23d.
SIXTY houses at st. Petersburg, Russia,
were burned ON the 23d.
VIENNA advices Of the 231 says that the
floods in Pennsylvania and Southeast
Hungary had caused an enormous amount
of damage. Fifty villages and several
towns were inundated.
AT Hearts Content, N. F., the steamer
Plover collided with a schooner on the
23d, and five passengers on the schooner
were drowned.
A LARGE audience at Hamilton, Ont
was addressed by William o. Brien on the
evening of the 23d. While returning to
the hotel after the meeting the carriage
was pursued by crowd, which fired bull
lets and stale eggs. Mr.. O'Brien was not
injured, but the driver Was seriously
wounded by pistol ball.